For the past two months, we've taken readers on a detailed ride through a full-on LS1 engine assembly. In Part 1 of this homegrown motor build series ("My First Stroker," Aug. 2006), we prepped our ...

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure is a phrase that fits well here. It all started with a friend that was going to stroke an LS1 he had for a project. His plan was to add some new Scat rotating ...

Project Groundhog, Part 2: Buttoning things up with the installation of heads, valvetrain, and intake on our rescued 2005-era Chevy LS truck engine. When we left Project Groundhog at the end ofPART 1, ...

For many builds, LS performance parts for sale make sense when the project goals are clear, since defining whether power or reliability comes first helps avoid unnecessary purchases.

Sometimes a good story has no romance—no big horsepower or awe-inspiring torque. Some good stories are all about the details that the big-power stories overlook. But if you play with engines like we ...

Chevy LS engines are among the most popular donor motors for DIY swaps in vehicles from vintage muscle cars and Jeeps to 1970s and '80s sports cars. The LS series' high power-to-weight ratio, ...

Mike has been an automotive writer since 2007. He’s also the author of a 32,000+ word ebook on the inner workings of cars, suspensions, and engines, with 2 chapters on quick and easy performance ...